Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.
Today 86° Today 86° chance likely 70° 70° chance Tomorrow 84° Tomorrow 84° chance 67° 67° slight chance
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Officials are in full-on election mode as early voting for the Nov. 5 general election got underway last week.
Mercer County Board of Elections members this election are rolling out new voting equipment, a ballot-marking system from Election Systems & Software. It entails 160 ballot-marking devices, 24 scanners/ballot boxes and one high-speed scanner for the office. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
MINSTER - So begins the "second season."
Last evening in the Minster Middle School Gymnasium, head coach Cami Garman's squad opened up their tournament trek by dominating the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers in three sets by finals of 25-11, 25-11 and 25-16 in their Division IV postseason opener. [More]
Obituaries on October 16th, 2019
Luella Klenke age 97 formerly of Osgood passed away at 10:47 PM on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Steve E. Grieshop, age 64, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on October 15, 2019 at Mercer Health, Coldwater. [More]
Tammy Homan, 53, Celina, died on Oct. 14 at the Mercer County Home.
Arrangeme [More]
Rose Marie Browder, age 83, of Indianapolis, formerly of Celina, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. [More]
Timothy Charles "Buck" Kohnen, age 61, of Celina, passed away Monday, October 1 [More]
Local pictures on October 16th, 2019
Subscriber stories on October 16th, 2019
ROCKFORD- Local real estate agent Tammy Cheek told the newspaper on Tuesday she no longer wants to run for the Dublin Township Fiscal Officer position.
MINSTER - Council members heard first reading of an ordinance on Tuesday that would renew an energy-efficiency program offering rebates and savings for customers who switch to energy-efficient appliances or light bulbs.
ROCKFORD - Village officials are accepting resumes to fill longtime village administrator Jeff Long's position.
Long's retirement is effective Jan
Celina opens postseason with sweep of Napoleon
CELINA - Solid serving runs each set allowed Celina to fend off a feisty group from Napoleon and win the Division II volleyball tournament opener with a 25-18, 25-16, 25-18 sweep at the Intermediate School gymnasium on Tuesday.
Compiled by Colin Foster
On a night of sweeps for area volleyball teams in tournament action, Marion Local did its part.
The third-seeded Flyers opened Division IV postseason play with three straight 25-7 victories over 14th-seeded Upper Scioto Valley at the Hangar.
ROCKFORD - On Tuesday, 12th-seeded Temple Christian visited sixth-seeded Parkway in the Division IV tournament opener.
This one went pretty much as expected.
All-MAC Volleyball Teams
For a second straight year, Coldwater senior middle hitter Lauren Gilliland was named the Midwest Athletic Conference's Volleyball Player of the Year by the coaches in voting released on Tuesday.